Vehicle-tire.



PATENTED JAN. 17, 1905.

G. D. MUNSING. VEHICLE TIRE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 11,1904.

Patented January 1'7, 1905.

UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE D. MUNSING, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

VEHICLE-TIRE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 780,371, dated January17, 1905. Original application filed July 21, 1904, Serial No. 217,515.Divided and this application filed August 11, 1904. Serial No. 220,391.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE D. MUNSING, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city of New York, county and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicle-Ti res; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters and figures of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to laminated tires, and more particularly totires of laminae of leather pegged or otherwise mechanically united, aswill be hereinafter described and claimed, and is a division of myapplication Serial No. 217,515, filedJuly 21, 1904.

Referring to the drawings, in which like parts are similarly designated,Figure 1 is a plan view of part of a tire made in accordance with thisinvention; and Fig. 2 is a section of the tire, rim, and felly.

The tire is composed of layers of laminae 36, that are pegged, nailed,or otherwise mechanically united to form a solid tire, the

'held together by a suitable thin cement.

layers near the base of the tire I insert a wire ring of suitable shapein cross-section to form a bead 40, by means of which the tire is heldwithin its rim 33.

Through the tire I bore holes 43 at suitable distances apart and intothem countersink rivets 44, having cup-shaped heads 5 and splitshanks c.A tool is then inserted in the hole from beneath the tire to clench therivet, or, if desired, a strip of leather with-the rivets alreadyinserted can be used as a central lamina. The case may be that therivets have their shanks already spread at right angles and are insertedbetween the two central layers as the tire is being made up. The head ofthe rivet is substantially flush with the tread and prevents the tirefrom skidding on wet or muddy pavements or roads when the vehicle ismoving at a high speed.

It will be observed that when using such a solid tire I unite it to thefelly of the wheel by means of a split rim 33.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A laminated tire and rings between the outer layers and the body ofthe tire to form a bead on the tire, substantially as described.

2. A laminated leather tire, pegs uniting the laminae, and rings betweenthe outer laminae and the body of the tire to form beads at the base ofthe tire, and on opposite sides thereof, substantially as described.

3. A laminated tire and rivets countersunk in the tread thereof,andhaving cup-shaped heads.

4. A laminated tire, the laminae of which are perpendicular to thetread, and rivets countersunk in the tread having cup-shaped heads andsplit shanks, substantially as described.

5. A laminated leather tire, the laminae of which are cemented togetherand perpendicular to the tread, pegs uniting one lamina to another, andrivets in the tread, substantially as described.

6. A solid laminated leather tire, the laminae of which are cementedtogether and perpendicular to the tread, pegs uniting one lamina toanother, rivets passing through all of the laminae, rings between theouter laminae on each side to form a bead, and rivets having cup-shapedheads and split shanks, countersunk in the tire, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' GEORGE D. MUNSING.

Witnesses:

A. W. CHATFIELD, JOSEPH J. SMIDT.

